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enAre You Sick, And Sick Of Hearing 'Everything Happens For A Reason'?http://wkms.org/post/are-you-sick-and-sick-hearing-everything-happens-reason
When a friend or loved one gets sick — really, seriously sick — it's hard to know what to say. So some of us say nothing. Which seems better than saying the wrong thing, though people do that too.<p>Los Angeles graphic designer <a href="http://emilymcdowell.com/pages/emily-mcdowellthe-person">Emily McDowell</a>'s solution to this dilemma are what she calls <a href="http://emilymcdowell.com/search?type=product&q=Empathy+cards">Empathy Cards</a>. When someone is seriously ill, she says, the usual "Get Well Soon" won't do. Because you might not, she says.Thu, 07 May 2015 21:04:00 +0000Ina Jaffe49057 at http://wkms.orgAre You Sick, And Sick Of Hearing 'Everything Happens For A Reason'?Seniors Speed-Date In 'Age Of Love'http://wkms.org/post/seniors-speed-date-age-love
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Seniors+Speed-Date+In+%27Age+Of+Love%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwNzk4NjQwMDEzNTkxNDE0MTg3ZGYxMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: <p>There's a new documentary out with a very simple message - people want to find that someone special no matter their age. It's called "The Age Of Love," and it takes us to a speed dating event for seniors.Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:10:00 +0000Ina Jaffe47673 at http://wkms.orgGAO Report Urges Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia Patientshttp://wkms.org/post/gao-report-suggests-fewer-antipyschotic-drugs-dementia-patients
Older adults with <a href="http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp">Alzheimer's Disease</a> or other forms of dementia are at risk of being prescribed dangerous antipsychotic medication whether they live in nursing homes or not.Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:23:00 +0000Ina Jaffe47534 at http://wkms.orgGAO Report Urges Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia PatientsHow 'The Interview' May Change How Big Studios Do Businesshttp://wkms.org/post/how-interview-may-change-how-big-studios-do-business
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=How+%27The+Interview%27+May+Change+How+Big+Studios+Do+Business&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMTYxODUxMDEyOTc4NzE4ODNmNjI3Yg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>It's Christmas day and it is opening day for the movie The Interview."<p>(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)<p>SETH ROGEN: Thank you so much for coming.Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:29:00 +0000Ina Jaffe45941 at http://wkms.orgServices Offer A Means To Foil Widespread 'Elder Fraud' http://wkms.org/post/services-offer-means-foil-widespread-elder-fraud
This is the season for generosity — and for con artists who take advantage of it.<p>Older adults are particularly vulnerable to scams; <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/consumer-sentinel-network-data-book-january-december-2013/sentinel-cy2013.pdf" target="_blank">more than a quarter of the victims of financial fraud are over 60</a>, according to the FTC. But now there are products on the market designed to protect seniors' nest eggs.<p>Retired school teacher Ruth Heimer could have used some help. She usually donated about $50 a month to her favorite charities.Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:36:00 +0000Ina Jaffe45872 at http://wkms.orgServices Offer A Means To Foil Widespread 'Elder Fraud' This Nursing Home Calms Troubling Behavior Without Risky Drugshttp://wkms.org/post/nursing-home-calms-troubling-behavior-without-risky-drugs
It's a sunny autumn afternoon and a good time to make apple crisp at <a href="http://www.pathstoneliving.org/">Pathstone Living</a>, a memory care facility and nursing home in Mankato, Minn. Activities staffer Jessica Abbott gathers half a dozen older women at a counter in the dining area, where the soundtrack is mostly music they could have fox-trotted to back in the day.<p>It seems residents can always find something to do around here.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:16:00 +0000Ina Jaffe45559 at http://wkms.orgLove And Sex In The Time Of Viagra — 16 Years Onhttp://wkms.org/post/love-and-sex-time-viagra-16-years
The lives of older men have changed in a significant way since 1998, or at least their sex lives have changed. That's the year Viagra was introduced. Cialis and Levitra followed a few years later.<p>The once taboo subject of erectile dysfunction is now inescapable for anyone who watches TV. Late-night comedians continually mine the topic. By 2002, Jay Leno had told 944 Viagra jokes, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>. We couldn't independently verify that number.Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:00:00 +0000Ina Jaffe43493 at http://wkms.orgLove And Sex In The Time Of Viagra — 16 Years OnFeds Hope Hitting Nursing Homes In The Wallet Will Cut Overmedicationhttp://wkms.org/post/feds-hope-hitting-nursing-homes-wallet-will-cut-overmedication
<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1284195/united-states-v-the-arba-group-et-al-complaint.pdf" target="_blank">A federal lawsuit against two Watsonville, Calif., nursing homes</a> may offer a new approach to dealing with the persistent problem of such facilities overmedicating their residents.<p>The lawsuit details multiple cases when the government says these drugs were inappropriately administered to patients.<p>For instance when an 86-year-old man identified in the lawsuit as Patient 1 was admitted to Country Villa Watsonville West, he could speak clearly and wSat, 06 Sep 2014 00:39:00 +0000Ina Jaffe43407 at http://wkms.orgFeds Hope Hitting Nursing Homes In The Wallet Will Cut OvermedicationHow Your State Rates In Terms Of Long-Term Carehttp://wkms.org/post/how-your-state-rates-terms-long-term-care
In just 12 years, the oldest members of the huge baby-boom generation will turn 80. Many will need some kind of long-term care. A new study from <a href="http://www.aarp.org/">AARP</a> says that care could vary dramatically in cost and quality depending on where they live.<p>The <a href="http://www.longtermscorecard.org/2014-scorecard#.U6I7qHamU1I">study </a>was motivated by a simple fact: The number of available <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/08/168890934/workshops-help-families-grappling-with-alzheimers-home-care">family caregivers</a> is declining.Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:48:05 +0000Ina Jaffe41412 at http://wkms.orgHow Your State Rates In Terms Of Long-Term CareISO Romance: Dating Sites Help Older Singleshttp://wkms.org/post/iso-romance-dating-sites-help-older-singles
With nearly 40 percent of Americans over 50 single and many looking for love online, dating sites are catering to this fast-growing market.<p>Vicki Cherco, 58, of Libertyville, Ill., uses one called OurTime.com. Her most recent date went well. "He was good-looking and funny and nice and thoughtful and paid for everything and asked for my phone number and said he'd like to call me again," she says.<p>Even though the site caters to older adults, in Cherco's experience, not all of her dates act that mature.Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:30:00 +0000Ina Jaffe38917 at http://wkms.orgISO Romance: Dating Sites Help Older Singles